REMEMBER: THAT EARNING THE DISTINGUISHED DIPLOMA ALLOWS YOUR COUNSELOR TO LET COLLEGES KNOW THAT YOU ARE TAKING THE MOST STRENUOUS COURSEWORK AVAILABLE AND PUTS YOU AHEAD OF OTHERS IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS. IN TERMS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE, THIS MEANS THAT YOU MUST COMPLETE THREE YEARS OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO MEET ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS TO EARN THE DISTINGUISHED DIPLOMA.